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Course 3: Unit 10 Flashcards

1
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Which of the following are commonly carried by the elevator technician performing maintenance?
A. Fuse puller
B. WD-40 or similar lubricant
C. Pipe wrench
D. Threading tools (taps and dies)

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A. Fuse puller

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Up to date wiring diagrams:
A. For all circuits are required to be available to adjusters and supervisors only
B. Must be available in electronic format only
C. Of critical operating circuits and electrical protective devices are required to be available to specified personnel
D. Of critical operating circuits and electrical protective devices are required in the machine room

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C. Of critical operating circuits and electrical protective devices are required to be available to specified personnel

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3
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The elevator technician is normally not responsible for maintaining the:
A. Entrance door sill guides
B. Buried hydraulic cylinder and piping
C. Car emergency lighting
D. Car ventilating fan

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B. Buried hydraulic cylinder and piping

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The information on the date of installation and date of alteration as well as required updates can be found on the:
A. Crosshead data plate
B. Building as-built drawings
C. Code data plate located on the disconnect or controller
D. Records of the installer or person or firm that performed the alteration

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C. Code data plate located on the disconnect or controller

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If additional maintenance and/or repairs are required because of abuse of vandalism, the elevator technician:
A. Must notify his supervisor
B. Should find the responsible party and chew them out
C. Should post a sign advising that such abuse or vandalism creates a safety hazard and will not be tolerated
D. Should notify the facility contact/manager

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A. Must notify his supervisor

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6
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The Maintenance Control Plan for hydraulic elevators must be:
A. Located in the machine room
B. Developed by the elevator technician
C. Available to authorized personnel
D. Available to elevator personnel

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D. Available to elevator personnel

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The purpose of elevator preventative maintenance is to:
A. Provide safe, efficient, reliable operation and lengthen the life of the equipment
B. Provide jobs for technicians and profit for elevator companies
C. Lengthen only the life of the equipment
D. Only prevent major hazards

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A. Provide safe, efficient, reliable operation and lengthen the life of the equipment

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Predictive maintenance involves:
A. Determining when the elevator will fail
B. Letting the equipment operate until it fails
C. Using special equipment, instruments and techniques to predict failure of parts and replacing them before they fail
D. Predicting the time required for maintenance during the coming year

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C. Using special equipment, instruments and techniques to predict failure of parts and replacing them before they fail

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9
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The term Breakdown Maintenance refers to:
A. Disassembly of the elevator brake (tear down) for maintenance
B. Repair and is not maintenance
C. Breaking down the maintenance task into small units that can be performed by one person in 30 minutes or less
D. Performing predictive and preventative maintenance without any breaks

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B. Repair and is not maintenance

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10
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The frequency of maintenance tasks is:
A. The same for all hydraulic elevators
B. The same for all electric elevators
C. Determined by several factors including, the equipment age, environment and usage
D. Determined by the elevator technician to allow for completion of assigned route

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C. Determined by several factors including, the equipment age, environment and usage

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Elevator Maintenance is performed only by:
A. General facility maintenance technicians
B. HVAC technicians
C. Electricians
D. Elevator Technicians

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D. Elevator Technicians

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Which of the following is not required to be maintained on site by ASME A17.1/CSA B44:
A. List of Authorized personnel assigned to clean transparent car and hoistway enclosures
B. Record of monthly check of Firefighter’s Emergency Operation
C. Record of Annual check of two way communication
D. List of personnel assigned to conduct periodic tests

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D. List of personnel assigned to conduct periodic tests

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Instructions on how to report the need for correction action to the responsible party are required to be posted:
A. On the controller or means necessary for test
B. On the inside of the machine room or control room/space door
C. Adjacent to the car call station at the designated level
D. On the outside of the machine room or control room door

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A. On the controller or means necessary for test

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14
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Which of the following documents are required to be onsite: (identify all correct answers)
A. Checkout procedures for elevator leveling speed with door open
B. Checkout procedures for hydraulic elevator overspeed valve
C. Checkout procedure for escalator handrail retarding force
D. Checkout procedure for escalator reversal stop device

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A. Checkout procedures for elevator leveling speed with door open
B. Checkout procedures for hydraulic elevator overspeed valve
C. Checkout procedure for escalator handrail retarding force
D. Checkout procedure for escalator reversal stop device

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Instructions for locating the records of each unit for immediate viewing shall be posted:
A. On the inside of the machine room/control room door
B. On the controller or at the means necessary for test
C. On the mainline diconnect
D. In the facility maintenance manager’s office

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B. On the controller or at the means necessary for test

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16
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The maximum allowed clearance between the overlapping panels of two-speed horizontal sliding doors is:
A. 1/2 in.
B. 3/4 in.
C. 3/8 in.
D. 1 in.

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C. 3/8 in.

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Biparting vertical sliding doors must be provided with means to stop the closing panels when the rigid members are:
A. 1 in. (25 mm) apart or when the astragal makes contact
B. 1-1/2 in. (38 mm) or more apart
C. Less than 3/4 in. (19 mm)
D. Not less than 3/4 in. (19mm) apart

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D. Not less than 3/4 in. (19 mm) apart

18
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Repair and maintenance of the in-car lighting (except emergency lighting) is normally not the responsibility of the:
A. Owner’s electrician
B. Fire department
C. Elevator technician
D. Custodial supervisor

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C. Elevator technician

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When a center-opening horizontal sliding door is closed, the edges must overlap the jamb and lintel frame at least:
A. 1/2 in. (13 mm)
B. 5/8 in. (16 mm)
C. 3/8 in. (10 mm)
D. 3/4 in. (20 mm)

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B. 5/8 in. (16 mm)

20
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The operation of the in-car emergency stop switch or in-car key operated stop switch in a hydraulic elevator car:
A. Is not required to be checked since it does not open the brake circuit
B. Must be checked with the elevator near the top of the hoistway
C. Should be verified
D. Should be checked with a full load of passengers to verify operation of the check valve

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C. Should be verified

21
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An elevator has center-opening entrance doors that are seven feet high and 48 in. wide. The speed of the door is checked to move from one inch from the closed position to within one inch of the open position (total travel 22 in.). Does this comply with Code requirements?
A. No, the time is too short and the door is too fast
B. No, the kinetic energy would exceed the Code
C. It may if very light weight doors are used
D. Yes, there is not a Code limit on speed and kinetic energy when opening

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D. Yes, there is not a Code limit on speed and kinetic energy when opening

22
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When heavy dirt and trash are found in the sills of horizontal sliding doors, it should be:
A. Left in place and your supervisor notified
B. Removed and your supervisor notified
C. Left in place and reported to your supervisor and the facility contact/manager
D. Cleaned out but not reported

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B. Removed and your supervisor notified

23
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When horizontal sliding doors are equipped with nudging, the reopening device must hold the doors for at least ____ before nudging begins.
A. 20 s
B. 25 s
C. 30 s
D. 15 s

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A. 20 s

24
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Firefighter’s Service is required to be tested monthly by:
A. Activating the smoke detector in the machine room
B. Activating the smoke detector at the designated level
C. Activating the alternate level smoke detector
D. Using the Phase I key switch and operating to one or two floors using the Phase II operation

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D. Using the Phase I key switch and operating to one or two floors using the Phase II operation

25
Q

An automatic hydraulic passenger elevator should initially level to within ___ in. of the landing.
A. 3/4
B. 1/2
C. 1
D. 3/8

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B. 1/2

26
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When the mainline disconnect to a hydraulic elevator pumping unit and controller is opened:
A. The in-car lighting will go out and the car emergency light will turn on automatically
B. The in-car emergency light should not turn on
C. The in-car emergency light should turn on automatically after a delay of 20 seconds and go off automatically after two minutes
D. The in-car emergency light should turn on and remain on

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B. The in-car emergency light should not turn on

27
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An elevator installed under ASME A17.1-1989b and later must have an unlocking zone between ____ in. and ____in. above and below the landing (restricted opening).
A. 3 and 18
B. 0 and 18
C. 15 and 3
D. 0 and 15

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A. 3 and 18

28
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The hydraulic elevator is required to maintain the elevator within one inch of the landing for:
A. Only hydraulic freight elevators
B. Only hydraulic passenger elevators
C. All hydraulic elevators installed under ASME A17.1-1978 and later editions
D. All hydraulic elevators that are required to comply with ASME A17.3

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C. All hydraulic elevators installed under ASME A17.1-1978 and later editions

29
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The anti-creep device:
A. Will not operate with the car and hoistway doors open
B. Must operate with the car and hoistway doors open
C. Will not operate when the in-car switch is in the run position
D. Will not operate when both the car door switch and interlock contact are open

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B. Must operate with the car and hoistway doors open

30
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Manually operated vertical sliding doors require pull straps that are not more than ____ above the floor when the door is:
A. 6 ft 6 in. (1981 mm), open
B. 6 ft 6 in. (1981 mm), closed
C. 5 ft 6 in. (1676 mm), open
D. Not required, but nice to have

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A. 6 ft 6 in. (1981mm), open

31
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The horizontal distance of the door zone for a center opening horizontal sliding door is:
A. 1 inch (25 mm) from the jamb to 2 inches (50 mm ) from the center meeting point of the doors
B. 2 inches (50 mm) from the jamb to 1 inch (25 mm) from the center meeting point of the doors
C. 2 inches (50 mm) from the center meeting point of the doors to 1 inch (25 mm) from the jamb
D. 1 inch (25 mm) from the center meeting point of the doors to 1 inch (25 mm) from the jamb

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D. 1 inch (25 mm) from the center meeting point of the doors to 1 inch (25 mm) from the jamb

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